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Since its opening in a tiny space on Atwater Village's main drag in late 2010, Proof has been a magnet for lovers of pastry. Magnet being maybe a more operative word than you might realize, given the enormous ancient Dalton oven that owner and baker Na Young Ma inherited with the space, and that takes up most of the central back room. But what Ma coaxes out of that behemoth is extraordinary: exquisite tiny tarts, brioche, glorious cookies and croissants -- some of the best in town.

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